Robin Robertson Books in Order
Robin Robertson has written 10 books, published between 1998 and 2020. The first book is A Painted Field (1998) and the newest is Grimoire (2020). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 10
- Published
- 1998–2020
- Pages on record
- 297 in 3 of 10 books
Robin Robertson, born in 1955, is a Scottish poet. Ten books are catalogued between A Painted Field (1998) and Grimoire (2020), among them Slow Air: Poems (2002), Swithering (2006), The Wrecking Light (2010), Hill of Doors (2013), Sailing the Forest: Selected Poems (2014) and The Long Take (2018). Recorded subjects are Scottish poetry, English poetry and modern poetry. A nonfiction grouping also sits within Robertson's catalogue.
How many Robin Robertson books are there?
Robin Robertson has 10 books, released between 1998 and 2020.
Robin Robertson Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 10 Robin Robertson books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.
- 1A Painted Field1998 · 89 pages · confirmed 1/41998891/4
- 2Michael Hofmann, Michael Longley, Robin RobertsonPenguin Modern Poets, II #81998 · 144 pages · confirmed 1/419981441/4
- 3Slow Air: Poems2002 · 64 pages · confirmed 1/42002641/4
- 4Mortification: Writers' Stories of Their Public ShameRobinRobertson Non-Fiction #12003 · confirmed 1/42003–1/4
- 5Swithering2006 · confirmed 1/42006–1/4
- 6The Wrecking Light2010 · confirmed 1/42010–1/4
- 7Hill of Doors2013 · confirmed 1/42013–1/4
- 8Sailing the Forest: Selected Poems2014 · confirmed 1/42014–1/4
- 9The Long Take2018 · confirmed 1/42018–1/4
- 10Grimoire2020 · confirmed 1/42020–1/4
Robin Robertson books grouped by series
Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. None of these groups has a reading-order page of its own on this site.
RobinRobertson Non-Fiction
1 book1 title published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Penguin Modern Poets, II in order
1 bookStandalone books
8 books8 Robin Robertson titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Robin Robertson books in order?
No. No source lists any of the 10 Robin Robertson books here as part of a series. The numbered table above gives them by publication date.
Where to start with Robin Robertson
Start with A Painted Field (1998), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Robin Robertson book?
Grimoire (2020) is the newest Robin Robertson book released so far.
Is there a new Robin Robertson book coming?
No next Robin Robertson book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Awards Robin Robertson has won
Wikidata records 3 awards and 1 nomination for Robin Robertson. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.
- Walter Scott Prize for historical fiction2019Won
- Cholmondeley Award2012Won
- E. M. Forster Award2004Won
- Booker Prize2018Shortlistedfor The Long Take
Robin Robertson at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest Robin Robertson title on record dates from 2020, 6 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
- Release pace
- Robin Robertson books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
- Length
- 297 pages across the 3 of 10 books with a recorded length, a median of 89 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Robin Robertson books, 4 of 10, were published in the 2010s.
What the Robin Robertson books are about
3 of the 10 Robin Robertson books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: poetry is tagged on 3 of 3. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Poetry 3 of 3 books
- Modern Poetry 1 of 3 books
- Scottish authors 1 of 3 books
- Scottish poetry 1 of 3 books